Access Path Selection is the process that specifies which records from a file are included in theAccess Path. Selection is made up of a number of select / omit criteria, each of which are basedon one or more conditions.

Static Selection: is built into access path.

Dynamic Selection: is not built into the implementing OS/400 access path, but it is applied at runtime. Dynamic selection is less efficient than static selection, but may help to reduce the number ofOS/400 access paths that are required.